It's a zone defense that acts a lot like a good man-to-man defense. Match up is a zone with man to man principles. It’s like a boxer in a title fight feeling out his opponent early, but once Pitino feels out the other team, he’ll pounce. A standard half-court defense would be your "20" defense. 1 passes to 3. x4 takes away shot (hands high!) by Coach Scott Peterman. Zone presses are easily beaten when your team knows they are coming and has practiced specific press-breaking movements. Second, match the offensive alignment by rotating clockwise. Either Gorgui’s ability to stay on the floor 35+ mins a game and/or Price’s ability to absorb and adequately lead the defense in reserve is very likely the most important key to the rest of the season. He’s often said to not be an X’s and O’s coach, but that is definitely not true on defense. It wasn't particularly unique to Pitino, but Pitino taught his players to go all-out for steals and pretty much not worry about it if you got beat. Also includes definitions, match-up hybrids, fundamentals and drills, adjustments and pressure from the match-ups, trapping, stunting, … Each man has area responsibility and man responsibility. Finally, I’ll leave you with some personal thoughts on Pitino’s Defensive System. What about Pitino's "System" is so complex? You allow the ball-handler to beat his defender on the dribble and now you have an undefended player speed-dribbling toward the basket. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. (Check the timing of this change with the first "defense is the problem" statement if you want your mind to be blown.) DIAGRAM 1: 2-3 Match-up zone defense vs. 1-2-2 offense. Few coaches can adapt and change a gameplan quite like Pitino but expect the new Iona basketball coach to favor a 2-3 matchup zone in the halfcourt and different variations of full-court man-to-man pressure. One of the easiest ways to trigger the switch is passing the ball into the low-post area that causes one of the edges of the bottom of the 2-3 to collapse. This press was very different than all the other zone full-court presses in that it was all about ball-pressure. You see this move performed regularly by nearly every pressing team and coaches and fans alike hate their PG when they fall into this now classic trap. Why does Pitino say that defense is the problem this year? We have a lot to look forward to as these young interior players grow. Coach Pecora takes a lot of the techniques that Louisville and Syracuse use to create a hybrid 2-3 Match-up Zone defensive system that is different than any other zone in basketball today. He has continually, throughout his career, been the trend-setter through innovation and making adjustments and improvements to his defensive schemes. It wasn’t until the final 10 minutes or so when Louisville’s pressure started to overwhelm the Shockers. What I really wanted to show in the video is that when you run a … Pitino favors a 2-3 matchup zone, but it’s not the kind of zone defense you’ll see at a CYO game on Sunday. Each player must use man-to-man defense, area defense, and help defense. The Louisville Cardinals played today and I had the chance to take some clips from the vaunted Rick Pitino pressure defense. on Jan 18, 2012, 8:00pm EST SUBSCRIBE NOW $1 for 6 months. Most of the time when he calls for that switch and blocks the shot, we secure the block and when he doesn’t, we do not secure the block. Once the defense is set, Louisville passes off defenders between one another without missing a beat. With that said, he’s one of the all-time great coaches during halftime. Two defensive men must constantly defend three offensive men. Over the years, Pitino's zone press was figured out with specific press-breaks designed for it. Louisville basketball has a chance to prove it can overcome a zone defense and get a resume-building win in Wednesday's road battle at Syracuse. Gorgui shouldn’t play 35+ mins because that will take away some of his aggression and mean Gorgui is the Gorgui we want out there. In fact, I’ve seen us blow a defensive set when everyone switched to man-to-man BUT Buckles, leading to a dunk for the other team. Actually, he has this season. This is (one of technical on-the-court reasons) why Providence lit us up from outside. The likelihood of zone being played greatly diminishes as the quality of the players increases and vice versa. x5 slides over to take away any passes to the post and help on baseline drive. With that said, expect Iona to be an attack-minded defense that looks to force turnovers wherever and whenever they can. Louisville can also limit the damage the zone does by rebounding its own misses. As seen in the breakdown of the 2-3 matchup zone, Pitino likes to use “token” pressure at times to slow the other team down. The Cardinals are second in the ACC in rebounding margin at +6.1. The defense is adaptable when necessary. Louisville ate up Duke in the 2013 Elite Eight with exactly this type of pressure. This match-up zone is the ultimate match-up zone defense because it deals with every scenario when it comes to a ball screen and all the different pick and rolls. This post is in response to a lot of fans on this site who have asked two or more of the following questions: First, a disclaimer. or a big man has to come and help, the defender on the inbounder is right there to double. I'll guarantee that move alone accounts for at least 100 steals in Pitino's Louisville tenure and for more than 10 dunks by T-will alone. One of the ways he applies full-court pressure is by denying the catch on the inbounds. Lastly, I just want to comment that even though there are legitimate gripes going around with how this season has progressed, I still think Coach Pitino is a great coach. Injuries really hurt our new players, even if the injury doesn’t happen to them. It's risky, but Louisville has done well with it. So, a quick review of those questions, also a TLDR; version of the above: Simply, Rick Pitino’s system is a defense driven system in which a full-court match up press is utilized in conjunction with an unique match-up zone defense designed to confuse the opposing team’s offense via switching, control tempo and disrupt flow via steals and deflections. Most recently, in the last 2-3 years, Pitino has developed a match-up zone defense in the half-court that many of you are familiar with. DIAGRAM 4: 1-3-1 match-up zone vs. 2-1-2 offense. I am, by no means, an expert of the X's and O's of basketball. Because he noticed that against some of our more "quality" competition, and with Gorgui on the bench, we struggled with the timing and communication of switches in our half-court defense. This is why Pitino is saying that defense is the problem. This is why ND’s burn offense hurt us so badly. Today, there are press-breaks designed to make it specifically look like the dribbler is going to fall into this trap, but actually break the trap. One of the best parts of a Pitino zone defense is that it can quickly turn into a trap on the baseline or a double just past halfcourt. The D starts off in a 2-3 zone, but has certain triggers that cause it to switch to man-to-man. Light pressure in the backcourt from one of the guards slows down the offense just a bit. Furthermore, if the zone starts to break down, it’s not impossible to call for a switch to man-to-man mid-possession. Basketball's Lock-Down Ball Matchup Zone, 3rd Edition: A System of Defense Designed to Shut Down Dribble Penetration, Ball Screens, Post Play, and Contest Three-Point Shots Ron Siliko 4.0 out of 5 stars 1 So even Gorgui is still learning and growing in this defense.). So, in recent games, starting with Notre Dame, we quit running the match-up zone when Gorgui was on the bench. We also have an adjustment called " Staggered ". When the ball goes into a trap zone (corners, along baseline/sideline, etc.) This team will get better this season and since it doesn’t seem that great shooters are just going to fall from the sky to save us, it’s going to start on the defensive end. First, assume a 2-3 defensive alignment. 2 passes to 1. x2 defends 1. x1 slides to high post. In most cases, they ran a 2-2-1 sideline matchup press. Similar concept to ball denial, but in this scheme, allowing the catch isn’t the worst thing that can happen. The Center communicates the switch and the players are supposed to wait for the call to make the switch. An influx of talented, lightning-quick guards like Tahlik Chavez and Ryan Myers fit exactly the type of aggressive defenders Pitino loves to sic on opposing ballhandlers. I have noticed two particular traps that are pretty unique to Louisville; one of which the SF does a variation of a "Run and Jump" trap but cuts into a likely passing lane for a steal. It has been a progress in work for the last three years and it was totally completed tonight. I think it’s the combination of the bitter elements of the chocolate and the sweetness of the fruit together all compounded behind the endorphin releasing smell and guilt-shedding excuse of eating healthy anti-oxidants. Light pressure in the backcourt from one of the guards slows down the offen… Why can't Pitino just dumb his system down a little bit? Our half-court defense was getting beat in the match-up zone because of execution errors, not fundamental flaws in the scheme. Our 12 points of an effective Match-Up Zone Defense 1. Zone defense gets a bad rap. These press-breaks take advantage of knowing how a defender will move in his zone based on the ball movement, then dribbling or moving the ball through the press knowing where the holes should be. Young men are taught that the zone defense is gimmicky and is … Wichita State went the first 25 minutes of the game without a turnover. Aggressive, active, and adaptable. Unlike a traditional 2-3 zone, most HS coaches choose not to implement a match-up press because they do not have enough quality athletes to run it effectively, nor is the risk/reward trade-off beneficial with the amount of mistakes that HS players make. A side effect of Pitino’s defensive genius is that not all players are a quick study. Price isn’t inept at leading the defense, just ignorant. Card Chronicle, a Louisville Cardinals community, By Remote Cardinal This is also why Pitino continues to say that Gorgui is our most important player and he wants 35+ minutes out of him. Third, guard the ball aggressively, contesting all … I personally believe that a combination of both is the best solution. Some match up zones look more like a typical zone, where others look closer to a man to man defense. A Match-up Zone can cause problems for offenses finding ways to score. You must use both man to man and zone defensive principles. Coaching the 1:2:2 Match-Up Zone provides a comprehensive overview of the core principles and fundamentals involved in the 1:2:2 match-up zone defense, which combines the basic elements of man-to-man defense on the ball with zone defense away from the ball. 5. Would you have traded an early-season head scratcher loss to Ohio or College of Charleston for an unknown amount of improvement in Price? Lack of accountability on transition defense Advantages of 1-1-3 Can hide a guy in foul trouble Rest periods on defense Teams practice man offense much more than they practice zone especially 1-1-3 zone Destroys Pick n’ Rolls o UCONN averaged 50 pick … ... Matchup: Louisville. Pitino said the Cardinals used both a matchup zone and a switching man-to-man defense. The most important player in this match-up zone defense scheme is easily the Center. The purpose of a matchup is to get you confused, indecisive, and out of sync. It wasn’t until later in the second half that the Cardinals began favoring a different kind of full-court press—trapping in the corners. Here are 8 top sets to help beat it. With our offensive woes this season, we are a (with the exception of Russ) a completely defense-driven team. Second, the match-up zone defense is extremely difficult to attack. Although Tim Cluess built Iona basketball up to become a perennial contender in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Rick Pitino is here to take the program to the next level. There are defensive sets that fake this trap only to force a different trapping scenario. Pitino’s system is complex in the respect that it requires repetition in practice to understand. It’s tough to make any 100% perfect predictions in regards to the scheme and style Pitino is going to bring to Iona basketball. Nobody else, other than a recent Pitino disciple that is now a head coach, does it in this unique way. The last scheme/concept we’re looking at is like a scaled-back version of the above clip. I know UofL is way ahead in the points for/against by teaching and executing this move. Match-up zone is a combination defense, combining elements of man-to-man defense (on ball), and zone defense (away from the ball). x3 protects the basket. Correct execution doesn’t always result in a turnover (even though it significantly increases it), but poor execution often leads to open shots for the other team. Third, the match-up zone defense can be used to start the fast break. Wing Passes To Top. The match-up zone is a "hybrid" defense, which combines the tenacity and pressure of man-to-man, with the help and support of a zone. It’s a new day in New Rochelle, NY. ... Louisville’s defense played well. Pitino's early zone press was different enough with players going all-out for the steal in that they didn't respond the way traditional zone presses did, so they got a lot of steals. If each defender doesn’t select the correct man to switch to, most notably the side of the zone that is opposite of the double team, it will result in an either an easy basket (if the top of the zone makes the error) or a wide open three (if the bottom of the zone makes the error) for the other team. The 2-1-2 zone defense is popular in basketball, particularly in youth basketball. It is the Temple Match-up Zone Defense eBook. Who cares about bravery, or whatever? A complete coaching guide to the match-up zone shown from three major zone formations: The 1-3-1, the 2-1-2, and the 1-2-2 with detailed information on the coverage rule, cutter's rule and basic continuities for each of these three formations. So here we go. Success is dependent on smart, knowledgable players and communication. Gorgui is our leader and Chane is no longer a liability and becoming quite adept at executing. A match up zone is based on rules, which can differ from coach to coach. But when the opportunity is there, they’ll “jump” the ballhandler with a double team and look for an easy steal. This match-up zone defense will help develop your player’s communication, stop great scorers, great scoring teams, employ man defense principles, and be difficult to scout. He uses a very simplistic approach to stopping and keeping pressure on the ball, moving on the pass, and closing out - all with a five-man rebounding mentality. This full-court press works by having each defender guard a specific area of the court and not worrying about how many men were in it. The most famous of these double teams is known as the "Cut and Double" where the ball defender forces his man to speed up the dribble and to the sideline. Clemson defense must own matchup advantages in red zone. It requires a quick athlete and good timing and if it fails, it usually ends up in an open 3-point shot or layup for the other team. When Gorgui isn’t in the game, we aren’t very good at communicating or timing the switch. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Price doesn’t have the experience yet to run this defense. It takes repetition to master the system and I’m very proud by the growth of Chane and Gorgui this season on the defensive side of the ball. Coach Marshall teaches the whole to part method when he implements this zone defense. The Center communicates the switch and the players are … Once the ball-handler crosses mid-court, another defender, who has stayed even with the ball and in the shadow of the primary defender during the dribble up, cuts over and double-teams the ball-handler providing effectively 4 defenders (2 players, mid-line and side line). The superior athletic ability of our freshmen compared to our competition covers a lot of their mistakes early on, but when it gets to the meat of the season and athletic ability is even or possibly at a disadvantage at times, only proper execution will suffice. A defender is put on the inbounder and he’s there to help double team and trap when necessary. Now, what I'm about to go into is very likely me on my assent of Mount Stupid, but I'm going to go ahead and post anyway. In a Match Up zone, offensive alignments never split defenders, overloads are easier to defend, and opponents have a tendency to get confused. However, as a guy who is daily trying to tame an ego, let me tell you that nobody is more embarrassed internally about the performance of this team than Pitino. This match-up zone defense will help develop your player’s communication, stop great scorers, great scoring teams, employ man defense principles, and be difficult to scout. LOUISVILLE, Ky. - After having not played since Feb 1. due to COVID protocols within the program, Louisville men's basketball is back in action. * When you are coming out of a time-out. Neither typically turn out very well as you might imagine. Repetition is key to mastering the defense and even missing a week can cause players to be rusty in their decision making, lowering the efficiency of our defense. I don’t know what the right answer to that is, only that it may not have changed anything but adding one more loss to the column, happening early in the season. Pitino’s biggest compliment from coaches at the next level about his players always includes that they know how to play defense. Even the best zone defense is vulnerable to great outside shooting, and Florida has hit .395 from beyond the arc as a team this season. The defender works the ballhandler a little bit, but turnovers aren’t necessarily the goal. This forces teams to have to utilize big men to inbound the ball—if they can get the ball in at all. The man is as important as the ball. (Interesting Gorgui side note with respect to that recent Gorgui block +/- analysis…Gorgui is supposed to call for a switch to man-to-man when there is lane penetration that he’s going to help defend. DIAGRAM 2: 2-3 match-up zone vs. 1-2-2 offense (with assignments). The match-up press is definitely more complicated than a zone press in that you aren't just responsible for an area of the court, but you must know where your man is and where the ball is, and then act accordingly. If you don't understand the system or make slow or bad decisions, you will cause baskets for the other team. Pitino is a master on defense. and forces ball to sideline or corner. Pitino was one step ahead of the curve though, in that he alone pretty much pioneered the "match-up" press. The match-up press and match-up zone depend on players making timely correct decisions in response to the opposition. There are a lot of decisions to make individually and a mistake will absolutely do one of two things: 1. I'm simply going to discuss how Rick Pitino's defenses have changed over the years and in doing so, perhaps give some of you some insight into the answers to the questions above. This came after a lot of other teams started adopting his version, most notably the early 90's Arkansas teams under Nolan Richardson. That has improved to +7.2 in ACC conference games. The on-ball defender closes-out and plays tight like in man-to-man. At UK, Rick Pitino started his career by instituting a 1-2-1-1 zone press and paired it with a high tempo offense relying heavily on the 3-point shot. It was all about denying the ball to enter your zone. If it’s a winning defense, use it! Why does everyone say that freshman struggle with Pitino's "system"? He talks about why you show run this match-up zone defense and it’s advantages. At times, Pitino’s teams will apply this light pressure before dropping back into their 2-3 matchup zone. Zone defense gets a bad rap. As a result, expect Pitino to adapt his system to fit his player if need be, but if we know one thing about the Hall-of-Fame coach, he loves to turn up the pressure. In this case, bottom middle of the 2-3 (usually the center) calls the switch and the defense marks everyone but the guy standing in the shadow of the double team straight up. Perhaps instead of saying "defense is the problem", Coach Pitino should start saying that "defense is the solution. Pitino moving Kuric to the PF spot is often credited as being the difference maker in that game offensively, but it also had a big impact on the defensive end as well. Pitino favors a 2-3 matchup zone, but it’s not the kind of zone defense you’ll see at a CYO game on Sunday. It’s much more than that. Teams who can’t get a quality shot against our match-up zone can often get a quality shot against our 2-3. Watch hall Louisville sends the double team as soon as Duke’s Quinn Cook turns his back on the defense with a spin move. The Match-Up Zone betterthanalayup.com Part I 4 Snapshot Here’s a quick overview of Gene Sullivan’s match-up zone. In contrast with their inability to get stops late in the game against Louisville, this Blue Devil defense is much-improved now, with the Virginia matchup being a … Like many rich guys who got rich because they are also smart guys, he’s got an ego. The inbounder is unguarded while the defenders front the ballhandlers. I have watched more than 100 hours of footage on the Temple Match-up Zone Defense. Who cares about bravery, or whatever? Ultimate Matchup Zone Playbook. Gregg Marshall used this defense to get Wichita State to the Final Four and almost to the National Championship game. Why does dark chocolate covered fruit taste so damn good. 109. Essentially it’s predicated on limiting transition points, forcing turnovers, neutralizing any sort of interior offense and daring teams to … This instantly makes the traditional zone beating offensive scheme less effective and you typically have a big man trying to pass out of a double team to people that are being guarded man-to-man. The most important player in this match-up zone defense scheme is easily the Center. x3, x4, x5 slide back to original positions. Why does chocolate covered fruit taste so damn good? Don Kelbick's match-up zone is governed by a set of rules and leaves interpretation of those rules to the players. Additionally, our deny presses are "81" (full-court deny) and "61" (3/4 court deny). * You are playing your second night of a back to back. 4. Description. Coaches would try to execute traditional zone press breaks and would turn the ball over because Pitino's press didn't react the same way a normal zone-press would. We are going to run the offense that we want to run and act rather than react. 2. A huge part of Pitino assistant coaches’ success when they move to a head coaching position comes from the defensive end. Although most zones eventually end up in a match up, the true match-up zone is unique in that it utilizes a series of defensive … DIAGRAM 5: 1-2-2 match-up zone vs. 2-1-2 offense. When we switched to other traditional half-court sets, teams beat us with skill because our team isn’t as skilled at a traditional 2-3 zone. The "Cut and Double" is an absolute classic and Pitino pioneered it. Because the match-up defense is not a straight zone defense, it becomes difficult to prepare for because not many coaches know the movements of the defensive players in the match-up defense. It has not and will not benefit us to change our defensive style. Pitino will have to alter a few things here and there with the Gaels. The criticism of not playing Price more early in the season is, in my opinion, a valid one; but it would have come with a cost. If it’s a winning defense, use it! You will understand how to “match-up” and cause confusion for the offense with a defense that conforms to their formations. Because most often, they do struggle on the intake of the defense. This match-up zone is the ultimate match-up zone defense because it deals with every scenario when it comes to a ball screen and all the different pick and rolls. Your man is wide-open or 2. In the first half of the 2013 Final Four, Pitino’s Louisville team denied the catch on the inbounds for much of the first half. Here are some favorable zone defense situations: * Man to Man Matchup problems * 2 non-shooters who are both small. This post will not contain animated gifs of pressing defenses, nor a detailed history of basketball defenses. It’s much more than that. His ability to adjust to what’s in front of him is perhaps his best quality as a coach. The defense will take the shape of the offensive set. For whatever reason, man-to-man is considered the more courageous way of defending. Matchup: Florida. College of Charleston used the same play at least 5 times to get open looks from three, taking advantage of the bad switching by our SF and PF spots in this zone. He knows he’s good. Traditionally it has worked out better for Pitino to take his lumps in January in order to be successful in February. 3. Injuries and limited practice time with players experienced in the system compound the problem of a steeper learning curve. It’s altogether just a pleasant physical, sensual and mental experience. Early this season, Chane was offender #1 for allowing open threes by opposing teams for not picking up the right man during this switch. Our "80" match-up press may be setup in a 1-Up, 2-Up, 3-Up, or 4-Up alignment depending on how the offense is positioned in their press-breaker. Length: 224 pages. Instead of putting a guy on the inbounder and guarding up on the ballhandlers, Pitino’s teams allow the catch and apply light pressure. Be sure to see the detailed animation and Coach Sar's 1-3-1 Match-up Zone. And things got worse when he did. I am just like most of you, a fan of college basketball and a supporter of Louisville Cardinal athletics. * You are playing against a high volume of post-up teams and penetration teams. Our defense loses its teeth when we don’t execute and becomes a basic 2-3, which we aren’t as skilled at as other teams. Pitino pioneered several other now "classic" traps into this match-up press and it is the basis of the press that Louisville (and many other teams) runs today. Attacking it is 80% mental. The zone away from the ball resembles man-to-man "helpside" defense. This match-up zone is the ultimate match-up zone defense because it deals with every scenario when it comes to a ball screen and all the different pick and rolls. He’s already racking up commitments from recruits who will presumably fit his aggressive style of defense. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. The Match-up zone defense combines both person-to-person and zone coverage. In other words, 22nd-ranked Louisville (6-1) may not rely so much on Pitino's patented 2-3 matchup zone, a scheme built on coordinated chaos that …
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